The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art, and it holds within its communal framework many simpler and more personal forms of…

Quote by Lewis Mumford

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Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

Everyones looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

Everyones looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

How does he support Clinton's urban agenda? He doesn't know what it is.

How does he support Clinton's urban agenda? He doesn't know what it is.

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am...

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of...

Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of...

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...

However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and...

However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and...

Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style,...

Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style,...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're...

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're...